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GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Folder:
I COME FROM PHILADELPHIA
All the bar stories
are greatly exaggerated
like getting a blow job
in the bathroom
or dancing on stage
with strippers
and the massive quantities
of alcohol consumed
and the legendary bar buddies
all of whom
also live in this delusion
that is necessary
to keep us from seeing
how fucked up
everything really is
which cause us all
to feel totally worthless
your style is timeless
IS THAT A NEW FOLDER I SEE?! GIGGLY
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thank you. The folders are
thank you. The folders are generally put together as books. The ones that are published will have a photo of the cover and a link. The ones with with no cover photo are unpublished and sometimes unfinished. The collections publsihed or waiting on pulbication may or may not have all the poems posted here on postpoems. The folders with a z- include poems not yet included in a collection. I am working through all my old notebooks and new writings and trying to get everything down. There's over 40 years of work and I don't always present material in chronological order. It may not be the best system but I'm too lazy to change anything.
I have the same idea with
I have the same idea with mine. However, unlike your towering success of so many publications, none of the folders I have put together so far are in print. Maybe one day.
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for prostitues
I use Kindle Direct
I use Kindle Direct Publishing. I put together the manuscript. lay it out, design the cover and release whenever I want. I have 20 avvailable on amazon and 8 more that a re complete and could be released at any time. I have one more manuscript completed but I have to design the covder and put that together. If it's out, people can do what they want with it. They can purchase copies or ignore me. Most ignore me but that's okay.
If you are uncomfortable with or feel any stigma about self publishing, there are presses like Alien Buddha Press or Dumpster Fire Press that might be amenable to your work.
thank you for reading and commenting
You explain the process very
You explain the process very well. I cannot imagine why someone would feel a stigma or a discomfort with self-publishing. It is certainly a viable option. One of the most Poets who impacted my life in a big way, Thomas Jones Jr. (now largely forgotten), self-published his first book of poems. And, in a way, even PostPoems is a form of self-publishing, although (thankfully) Jason does not charge us to use his site. I applaud your publishing history, and I wish you well in future efforts.
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postpoems (and other such
postpoems (and other such sites) is a legitimate means to publish poems. The work is out there. People with no interest or means to purchase a book can still read a lot of fine poetry. I enjoy the whole process of putting a book together, laying it out, designing a cover etc. All the photography (good or bad) is also my own. I'm pleased when anyone enjoys what I do.